Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune.

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.

I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there.

There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.

For a country, everything will be lost when the jobs of an economist and a banker become highly respected professions.

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.